Leeds United Under-23s are in action on Monday afternoon away at West Ham United, in the Premier League Cup Round of 16, knock-out stage (4pm). 

The Whites reached this stage after progressing through Group E in second place, with two wins, two draws and two defeats from their six matches. A draw in the final match game away at Mansfield Town ensured progression, to set up this tie with the Hammers. 

🙌🏻 Is that the goal that sends the U23s through? Joe Littlewood with the goal! pic.twitter.com/yFW7p5T0rr

— Leeds United (@LUFC) March 7, 2022

Monday’s hosts were on good form in Group F and qualified on top of their group, along with Wolves in second place. Four wins, one draw and just the one defeat saw West Ham progress comfortably.  

The winners of Monday’s clash will progress to the Quarter-Final stage, where they will face Fulham at home. The Cottagers beat Newcastle United’s Under-23s in the RO16 with a 2-0 victory on home turf. 

After having matches rearranged, Leeds, West Ham and now Fulham will all be playing catch up in the competition. Three teams have already progressed into the semi-final stage, they are West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Middlesbrough. 

The Whites and the Hammers have met twice already this season in the league. A 2-2 draw at Thorp Arch was a competitive encounter, but the reverse fixture at Rush Green in January saw the home side secure a comfortable three-goal victory. 

This cup clash is being played at Rush Green Stadium and will be available for fans to watch live on LUTV. There will also be updates throughout, right here on leedsunited.com with our online blog. You can then see highlights and match reaction from the game on LUTV. 

The current holders of the Premier League Cup are Everton, who were crowned champions in 2018/19. For the last two years, the the competition has either been curtailed or hasn’t taken place, due to the pandemic. 

Who is in charge of each side? 

West Ham: Mark Robson

Leeds: Andy Taylor



Top scorer (all competitions):

West Ham: Armstrong Okoflex (11)

Leeds: Sam Greenwood (8)

How to watch online: 

Kick-off is at 16:00 and will be streamed on LUTV. There will also be live updates right here on our blog, throughout. 

Ticket information:  

Behind-closed-doors.